Terrorism charge after man fires at Oelwein home
Rural Oelwein resident Michael Lee Willie 28 was charged with terrorism assault and felon with firearms after firing a gun at his house at 6 30 a m while his wife and two children were inside. They escaped unharmed and police arrested him. He was also charged with criminal mischief and remanded to the Mental Health Institute in Independence.
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Oelwein
Fayette County
Willie
Independence
Trucker's estate sues over wage deduction in Iowa
The estate of James Harney of Parnell files in Linn District Court claiming Best Refrigerated Express Inc. of Oakland deducted workers compensation premiums from his pay. The suit seeks unspecified damages and references an Iowa statute declaring wage withholding for insurance a misdemeanor. Mechanicsville protest at GWEN tower site draws 50 protesters from Eastern Iowa.
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Iowa
Western Iowa
Linn District Court
James Harney
Parnell
Best Refrigerated Express Inc
Oakland
Mechanicsville Tower
John Tinker
Olin
Highway 30
Mechanicsville
Tinker
Glass tampering in Webster City brownie mix prompts recall
Police report two opened brownie mix boxes on a Webster City shelf had been resealed with tape containing glass pieces. A 10 year old boy escaped injury after a shard wedged between his teeth from a mix found in one box. A second box with glass was located later. Both boxes dated 1984 and sourced at Steve's Super Valu.
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Webster City
Jack Roe
Teri Walker
Jimmy
Walker
Roe
Steve
Stue Krasean
States Rights Clash Over Drinking Age Debate
Ambrose, a veteran Iowa City tavern owner, notes shifts since the law changed from 19 to 21 and predicts business losses while others adapt by pivoting to food. A Champaign police sergeant recalls Illinois easing to 21, citing fewer bar fights and more checks as students adjusted to the higher age.
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Reagan
Branstad
Iowa City
Ambrose
Tycoon
Cedar Rapids
Greg Bulicek
Bulichek
Bulicek
Gary Brinkley
Illini
Illinois
Champaign- Urbana
Brinkley
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Des Moines
Ken Grandquist
Central Iowa
Altoona
Grandquist
Steve Severn
Iowa Racing Commission
Dubuque
Dubuque County
Hawthorne Street
Mississippi River
Ottumwa
Brian Cooper
Ottumwa Courier
Telegraph Hearth
Jim Crane
Courier
Cooper
Trucker
Gazette
Rita Reed
Champaign, III
University of Illinois
Sulk Pollan
Queen Carpet Mills
Salem Mills
Scotchgard
Enkalon
Horizon
ANSO
Saxony
Evans-Black
Saxony Philadelphia Mills
DuPonta
Selem Mills
Queen Mills Scotchgard
Queen Scotchgard
Carpetland
Horizon Mills
DuPont
Antron Nylon
Bigelow Mills
Belmont
Aera Tm
Queen Mills
Center Pt. Rd
Waterloo
First Union Mortgage
First Union
Park Place
Quitak
Was Bank
Charlotte, N.C
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